| Specs | Aweber | Constant Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Designed For | Bloggers, business owners and email marketers in need of a reliable email marketing and marketing automation platform. | Bloggers and small business owners seeking an easy-to-use email marketing platform with great templates and training resources. |
| Email Marketing Automation | ||
| Contacts | Up to 500 contacts on basic $19/month plan. Plans available for up to 25,000 subscribers per month, with custom quotes available for higher volume senders. | Up to 500 contacts on $20 per month plan. Plans available for up to 10,000 subscribers, with custom quotes available for higher volume senders. |
| Email Volume | Unlimited emails on all plans. | Unlimited emails on all plans. |
| Users | Not provided on AWeber website | Up to nine additional users per account. |
| Email Courses | Unlimited autoresponder series on all plans. | Unlimited autoresponders on all Email Plus plans. |
| Automation Rules | Unlimited automation features on all plans. | Automation features available on Email Plus plans. |
| Responsive Email Templates | More than 700 responsive, customizable email templates are included. | Hundreds of responsive, customizable email templates with drag-and-drop email builder. |
| Email Split Testing | A/B email split testing is possible. | A/B email split testing is possible using separate test lists. |
| Lead Scoring | None | None. |
| SMS Marketing Automation | Automated SMS and voice messaging is available via the Call Loop integration. | Automated SMS is available via the Constant Contact Ez Texting integration. |
| Direct Mail Automation | AWeber does not support direct mail automation. | Direct mail services available via the Constant Contact Marketplace. |
| UI and Usability | Simple but powerful UI designed for users with little or no technical expertise. | Designed for email marketers that prefer straightforward autoresponder campaigns to advanced, behavioral email marketing. |
| Automation Workflow Builder | Simple automation workflow builder with drag-and-drop user interface. | Automation for birthday and anniversary emails in addition to autoresponders. |
| Email Course Builder | Creating autoresponders and email newsletters is quick and simple. | Simple autoresponder interface with engagement reports and drag-and-drop email builder. |
| Forms & Landing Pages | ||
| Form Builder | Web form builder with 700+ responsive templates, custom color and A/B testing. | Simple form builder with logo and color customization. |
| Landing Page Builder | No landing page editor, however AWeber does integrate with landing page software such as Instapage and Leadpages. | Simplistic event landing page builder. Integrates with LeadPages and Instapage for advanced landing page creation. |
| Landing Page Templates | No landing page templates. | Hundreds of landing page templates available with LeadPages or Instapage integrations. |
| WordPress Plugin | Several in-house and third party WordPress plugins for opt-in form creation. | User-friendly Constant Contact WordPress plugin makes integrating with WordPress simple. |
| Integrations | 100+ integrations with contest, data and analytics, landing page, membership, SMS, support and e-commerce software. | 273+ free and paid integrations and apps available from the Constant Contact Marketplace. |
| Zapier Integration | Supported. | Supported. |
| Pricing | Monthly fee, starting from $19 per month for up to 500 subscribers. Free 30 day trial available. | Monthly fee, starting from $20 per month for 500 subscribers. Free 60 day trial available. |
| Minimum Contract Term | No minimum contract. All plans are month to month with cancellation at any time. | No minimum contract. Plans start from one month. Discounts for annual contract. |
| Joining/Training Fee | No joining fee. | No joining fee. |
| Refund/Guarantee | 30 day money-back guarantee. | Refunds available for primary products (Email Marketing, EventSpot, Social Campaigns or Online Survey) within 30 days of purchase. |
| Support | Personalized support via email, phone and live chat, plus online knowledge base, free webinars and video tutorials. Live support available from 8AM-8PM ET Monday to Friday and 9AM-5PM ET Saturday and Sunday. | Personalized support via chat, email and phone. Online user community with FAQs and instructional blog posts. Phone support available from 7AM to 11PM ET Monday to Thursday and 7AM to 9PM ET Friday. |
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